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Showing 25312540 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-7

…tuted as sociétés anonymes may fill the vacant seats under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-17 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-7

…ed upon it by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. To this end, it may in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to jurisdiction

Article R615-1

…aim falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent court pursuant to Articles L. 615-17 and L. 615-18, it shall declare of its own motion that it does not have jurisdiction and shall re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the adoption of one or more early intervention measures

Article L613-45

…I of Article L. 613-50-6 and the confidentiality requirements set out in Articles L. 612-11, L. 612-17, L. 613-34-4 and L. 613-50-7.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

…ment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises and within the limits provided for by Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L754-5

…f 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 article 209 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 law no.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8

…lculated for each department by comparing the updated average of the appropriations paid to it from 1996 to 2005 with the updated average of the appropriations paid to all the departments concerned un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-6

…for inarticle L. 136-1 of the Social Security Code and chapter II of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt. A decree sets the amount of the allowance and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women

Article R6111-62

…le L. 160-1 of the Social Security Code; 2° II ofArticle 19 of Ordinance no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and death insuran…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article R774-4

…766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-15n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-16n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-17 and R. 513-18n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-19 and R. 513-20n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 5…

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